Most Saturday action features a handful of afternoon games, followed by quite a few evening contests but, August 15 is a bit different, with just a pair of day games scheduled. Of course, if you are someone who follows trends, today is a fantastic day to draft Felix Hernandez as one of your starting pitchers.

I know what you’re probably thinking. When is it not a good day to draft King Felix? Today is even better. Today is August 15. The Boston Red Sox have lost 15 consecutive games played on August 15. It also just happens to be the birth date of Ben Affleck, who is a die-hard Sox fan, making it even funnier in my opinion. My guess is that Jennifer Garner may be giggling somewhere as well.

With that being said, Hernandez obviously makes for a great play, regardless of the historian in me. As for the second highest priced pitcher, Masahiro Tanaka, I may advise against using him in your MLB DFS lineup today. He didn’t pitch poorly against the Blue Jays last weekend but, he didn’t exactly mow them down either. His price tag is a bit too high for my liking, especially when you consider his opponent.

Heists And Homers is here to help you with your starting pitcher dilemmas, as well as which hitters may make for a great play today and tonight. Happy drafting and, best of luck!